Centenary - HMS Dreadnought

The video explores how customer demand influences arms production, highlighting the choice between swords and plowshares. It discusses the role of arms in national defense and ambitions, exemplified by the HMS Dreadnought. The video also covers the United States' stance on innovation in weaponry and Victor Hugo's vision of reclaiming territory. Finally, it touches on Nobel's paradoxical wish to create a weapon so terrible it would end war.

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